Macalicious BBQ AL
Rating
1532
peak 1535
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2025-06-20
latest 2026-03-27
Best ToY finish
#105
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
343.10
last 4 vs career avg 343.10 (-0.00)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±4.43
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 173.13 · weakest Pork (170.26)
Road miles
674
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 205 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Electro-Que-ted has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Rollin Smoke BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of LEE LA Q in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 166.8344 | 171.86 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 178.2972 | 166.2284 | 173.13 | top 31% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 170.2628 | 170.26 | top 23% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 7% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (6 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 343.10
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 344.5716 | 340.23 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 347.9772 | 345.96 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 27 / 43 (335.8968) | 25 (169.6684) | 29 (166.2284) | — | — |
| 2026-03-13 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 2 / 30 (344.5716) | 10 (166.8344) | 2 (177.7372) | 7 (170.2628) | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) Cleveland, AL | 6 / 16 (347.9772) | 13 (170.8228) | 2 (177.1544) | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cleveland, AL | — | 10 (174.2744) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cleveland, AL | — | — | 2 (178.2972) | — | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 13 / 42 (343.9428) | 4 (177.7028) | 25 (166.2400) | — | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #105 (315 pts) | #157 (190 pts) | #114 (315 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #174 (276 pts) | #135 (438 pts) | #119 (554 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #930 (127 pts) | #717 (253 pts) | — | — |